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The Growth of Independent Education Alternatives in New Zealand
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Rudge, Lucila – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
The New Zealand schooling system is well-known for its progressive and innovative approach to education (Couch, 2012; Mutch, 2013; Wells, 2016). Their national curriculum is inclusive and flexible, allowing schools and teachers to select the content they deem necessary to meet the competencies in the designated learning areas (Ministry of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Progressive Education, Private Schools, Holistic Approach
Progressive Education in New Zealand: A Revered Past, a Contested Present and an Uncertain Future
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Mutch, Carol – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2013
In this article, progressive education in New Zealand is examined across three eras. The "revered past" (1870s-1960s) focuses the influence of progressive ideas on the early childhood movement from the establishment of the first kindergarten in 1889 and on the schooling sector from the 1930s to the 1960s. The "contested…
Descriptors: Progressive Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education
Scales of Active Citizenship: New Zealand Teachers' Diverse Perceptions and Practices
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Wood, Bronwyn Elisabeth – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2012
The heightened focus on "active" citizenship in New Zealand's current curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) mirrors a pattern observed in many nation's curricula in the past decade. The scale of active citizenship in this curriculum includes an expectation that students will participate in local and national communities but also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Citizenship, Teacher Attitudes